Negotiation 101 Mess Up - Possible To Fix?
 

So i got offered a job today and i made the classic mistake. They offered x and i asked for y which was the actual ammount i wanted. They gave in right away. Obviously i should have asked for z which is more then y but i did not. Is there any way i can fix this when i go in to do paperwork? The offer is not in writing, and was discussed on 2 cell phones with constant break ups. Is it really stupid of me to try and get a little more at this point, or should i just chalk up the l and move on? Any advice on this would help.

Due to the job being a 45 minute commute compared to the current 20 minute commute i was thinking of asking for a little more due to increased gas costs, but i already mentioned this when i asked for y. Perhaps i can say i didn't factor in mornings with traffic?

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Too late. Do an awesome job and ask for a raise in six months.

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be a man, you made an offer and it was accepted, deal.

How would you feel if you got z and when you went in to sign the papers they tried to get you down to y?

You even got what you wanted, be happy.

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You got what you wanted, don't be a douche because you think you could have got more.

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maybe when it comes time to discuss benefits you could pretend to be unimpressed with them and use that as a way of getting your salary up.

or you can use the cell reception

"so i'm all set to sign my $100k deal"

"but we agreed on 80k"

"must have been a miscommunication. how bout 90k?"

"cheers!"

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Yea i guess i should just take it and move on, but im still angry at myself for not asking for more. I wonder how far they would have gone. I asked for $2,000/YR more and they went for it so quick, i think i might have been able to go to $5,000/YR or maybe even more. =/

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Ah, the modern dilemma. you got what you wanted, and yet you are instantly unsatisfied.

How the philosophers do rub their hands.

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Chalk this up as a lesson learned. You got what you wanted but you might have left something on the table. I agree with the advice to kick some butt and talk about it in 6 mo.

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So i got offered a job today and i made the classic mistake. They offered x and i asked for y which was the actual ammount i wanted. They gave in right away. Obviously i should have asked for z which is more then y but i did not. Is there any way i can fix this when i go in to do paperwork? The offer is not in writing, and was discussed on 2 cell phones with constant break ups. Is it really stupid of me to try and get a little more at this point, or should i just chalk up the l and move on? Any advice on this would help.

Due to the job being a 45 minute commute compared to the current 20 minute commute i was thinking of asking for a little more due to increased gas costs, but i already mentioned this when i asked for y. Perhaps i can say i didn't factor in mornings with traffic?

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Be elated that you got exactly what you wanted. Do the job well and you'll get what you want next time. Just because they agreed right away doesn't mean they wanted to pay a whole lot more.

It just means that you were within their expected budget. It's a great sign that their immediate response was not to lowball you.

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What about asking for a Reloaction, Hiring or other Bonuses? Would that also be bad to do?

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What about asking for a Reloaction, Hiring or other Bonuses? Would that also be bad to do?

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Bush league and looks bad even if they agree to it. You need to be prepped for that before you make an agreement. It's like getting hit with a ton of fees you hadn't heard about when you're ready to sign for a car.

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Yea i guess i should just take it and move on, but im still angry at myself for not asking for more. I wonder how far they would have gone. I asked for $2,000/YR more and they went for it so quick, i think i might have been able to go to $5,000/YR or maybe even more. =/

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That's a tough question you'll never know if the company accepts whatever you asked for without hesitation. You could have been at the max. Or you could have left a ton of money on the table. I asked for $10K more than I wanted for this job and they gave it to me. I wonder how much I could have gotten out of them, but I'm still happy because this is $10K more than I wanted anyway. Plus, I might have been out of consideration if I asked for even more.

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im in the process of gettin my first real job where i will have to negotiate. what are some tips anyone has for people in my position? any % of an increase you should ask for or anything like that?

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you prob won't be able to get much more out of them and whatever you might be able to get is not worth starting the job as "that guy"

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Did you already "take" the offer, or just settle on a salary?

Honestly your best bet here is probably to just negotiate for better benefits. The real trick to negotiating is to always have an alternative (google BATNA). In this case, you can say that another company offered you X salary and Y benefits.

It would be a little sketchy to go beyond the salary you originally settled for, but you can push for more vacation, stock options, or a bonus. Think of it this way - one week's extra vacation could easily be worth $1000 to you.

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im in the process of gettin my first real job where i will have to negotiate. what are some tips anyone has for people in my position? any % of an increase you should ask for or anything like that?

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there's a pretty good thread in EDF

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One thing I've always done is to ask the HR people the salary "ranges" for the position. I have a feeling this might be limiting if you're on the higher side of the range, but it can definitely help you out if you were otherwise going to lowball yourself.

For example, if they say their range is $80-$90k, you'll be really glad you didn't go in there asking for $70k.

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You accepted the offer. Going back on it would not be good. Actually if I had made the offer and it was accepted and later the person wanted to renegotiate I would tell the person to move on.